Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Southwestern China: A Cross-Sectional Study of Links to Cognitive Ability, Nutrition, and School Performance among Children.

• Main Authors: Chengfang Liu (Author), Renfu Luo (Author), Hongmei Yi (Author), Linxiu Zhang (Author), Shaoping Li (Author), Yunli Bai (Author), Alexis Medina (Author), Scott Rozelle (Author), Scott Smith (Author), Guofei Wang (Author), Jujun Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Empirical evidence suggests that the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in remote and poor rural areas is still high among children, the most vulnerable to infection. There is concern that STH infections may detrimentally affect children's healthy development, including th...